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Nebraska Flood Stories

1,090 first-hand accounts of flood events in Nebraska, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood$13K damage

Sarpy, NE · Mar 16, 1998

An ice jam formed along the Platte river from just downstream of the highway 77 railroad bridge to Woodcliff to Leshara. In addition, ice bridging was evident near the confluence of the Platte and Elkhorn rivers near Vencils Island.

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Flood

Butler, NE · Jun 21, 2010

Low pressure over southeast Nebraska and a warm front extending east sank slowly south during the evening and overnight hours of June 20th. Thunderstorms developed in the Lincoln area during the early evening of 6/20 and remained nearly stationary for a few hours before slowly…

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Flash Flood$75K damage

Custer, NE · Sep 22, 2010

A second round of storms formed in the warm and humid air located south of the warm front Wednesday during the evening hours. Training of thunderstorms moving northeast through portions of Lincoln and Custer counties led to flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Kimball, NE · Jun 11, 2010

A surface low pressure developed over eastern Colorado and western Kansas by the early afternoon. The resulting moisture flow up the terrain, combined with surface heating, caused thunderstorms to form over the mountains during the early afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · Apr 14, 2023

A cold front moved across eastern Nebraska which had observed unseasonably warm temperatures in the past couple of days. The front set off a line of storms that produced strong wind gusts and large hail.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · Apr 14, 2023

A cold front moved across eastern Nebraska which had observed unseasonably warm temperatures in the past couple of days. The front set off a line of storms that produced strong wind gusts and large hail.

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Flash Flood

Douglas, NE · Apr 14, 2023

A cold front moved across eastern Nebraska which had observed unseasonably warm temperatures in the past couple of days. The front set off a line of storms that produced strong wind gusts and large hail.

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Flash Flood

Sarpy, NE · Apr 14, 2023

A cold front moved across eastern Nebraska which had observed unseasonably warm temperatures in the past couple of days. The front set off a line of storms that produced strong wind gusts and large hail.

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Flash Flood

Dodge, NE · Apr 18, 2023

A cold front moved across eastern Nebraska which had observed unseasonably warm temperatures in the past couple of days. The front set off a line of storms that produced strong wind gusts and large hail.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Hayes, NE · Jun 5, 2008

Supercell thunderstorms developed along a nearly stationary front across southwest Nebraska during the afternoon hours of June 4th and continued through the afternoon of June 5th.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Furnas, NE · Aug 18, 2006

Thunderstorms brought heavy rains to parts of south-central Nebraska. These rains caused some flash flooding in eastern Furnas and southern Adams counties. In Furnas county, highways 136 and 6 were covered with water around midnight.

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Flood

Saline, NE · May 20, 2011

Thunderstorms developed over eastern Nebraska during the evening of 5/19 ahead of a large upper level low pressure system over the Rocky Mountains and north of a warm front in Kansas.

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Flood

Saunders, NE · May 20, 2011

Thunderstorms developed over eastern Nebraska during the evening of 5/19 ahead of a large upper level low pressure system over the Rocky Mountains and north of a warm front in Kansas.

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Flash Flood

Nance, NE · May 29, 2004

Widespread severe thunderstorms ripped across most of south-central Nebraska. Tornadoes were reported southwest of Sumner and east of Hebron. High winds and hail were common place. 60 to 80 mph winds rolled across a large part of the area.

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Flash Flood

Howard, NE · May 29, 2004

Widespread severe thunderstorms ripped across most of south-central Nebraska. Tornadoes were reported southwest of Sumner and east of Hebron. High winds and hail were common place. 60 to 80 mph winds rolled across a large part of the area.

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Flash Flood

Thurston, NE · Jun 8, 2008

As one unseasonably strong upper level system lifted into Canada another one dropped down behind it across the northern Plains. This caused surface low pressure to develop over northeast Kansas along a cold front that was crossing the plains.

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Flash Flood

Gosper, NE · Jun 4, 2008

An upper level trough continued to dig over the western United States, accompanied by a weak disturbance and jet streak nosing into the Central Plains.

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Flash Flood

York, NE · Jun 4, 2008

An upper level trough continued to dig over the western United States, accompanied by a weak disturbance and jet streak nosing into the Central Plains.

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Flash Flood

Lancaster, NE · Jun 21, 2010

Low pressure over southeast Nebraska and a warm front extending east sank slowly south during the evening and overnight hours of June 20th. Thunderstorms developed in the Lincoln area during the early evening of 6/20 and remained nearly stationary for a few hours before slowly…

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Flash Flood

Seward, NE · Jun 21, 2010

Low pressure over southeast Nebraska and a warm front extending east sank slowly south during the evening and overnight hours of June 20th. Thunderstorms developed in the Lincoln area during the early evening of 6/20 and remained nearly stationary for a few hours before slowly…

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Flash Flood

Otoe, NE · Jul 14, 2010

Thunderstorms developed in a southwest to northeast line along a cold front that pushed across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during the late afternoon and evening of July 14th.

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Flood

Pierce, NE · Mar 10, 2010

Warming temperatures during the first two weeks of March prompted both snow melt and ice break up across many rivers and streams in eastern Nebraska.

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Flood

Nemaha, NE · Jun 21, 2010

Low pressure over southeast Nebraska and a warm front extending east sank slowly south during the evening and overnight hours of June 20th. Thunderstorms developed in the Lincoln area during the early evening of 6/20 and remained nearly stationary for a few hours before slowly…

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Flood

Boone, NE · Jun 22, 2010

Low pressure over southeast Nebraska and a warm front extending east sank slowly south during the evening and overnight hours of June 20th. Thunderstorms developed in the Lincoln area during the early evening of 6/20 and remained nearly stationary for a few hours before slowly…

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